General introduction / Christian J Tams and James Sloan
The International Court of Justice as an 'agent' of legal development? / Sir Franklin Berman
The role of the International Court of Justice in the development of the contemporary law of treaties / Vera Gowlland-Debbas
The International Court of Justice and state succession to treaties : avoiding principled answers to questions of principle / Andreas Zimmermann
The International Court of Justice and the law of state responsibility / James Crawford
Diplomatic protection and the International Court of Justice / Kate Parlett
Jurisdictional immunities / Roger O'Keefe
The International Court of Justice and the law of territory / Malcolm N Shaw.

The development of the law of the sea by the International Court of Justice / Vaughan Lowe and Antonios Tzanakopoulos
The role of the International Court of Justice in the development of the institutional law of the United Nations / James Sloan and Gleider I Hernández
The International Court of Justice and the use of force / Christine Gray
The International Court of Justice and the law of armed conflicts / Claus Kreß
Human rights before the International Court of Justice : community interest coming to life? / Bruno Simma
The International Court of Justice and the rights of peoples and minorities / Gentian Zyberi
The International Court of Justice and international environmental law / Malgosia Fitzmaurice
The ICJ as 'law-formative agency' : summary and synthesis / Christian J Tams.